"Well, Jim," said Porteous, as he proudly showed off his first born, ' 'what do you think of that for a kid ?" "He's some kid, all right," returned Jim unemotionally. "Think he looks like me, old man?" persisted Porteous. ' 'H'm ! Well —er —ah —hum —well, Bill. I—well, old pal, to tell you the truth, I'm afraid be does !" replied the embarrassed Jim. An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.—Howell. Great interests make great motives. —Nigu. Disguise our bondage as we will, 'Tis woman, woman rules us still. —Moor. Let amusement fill up the chinks of your existence, but not the great spaces thereof Parker.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 485, 24 July 1912, Page 2
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107Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 485, 24 July 1912, Page 2
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